Signature Style.............

[RoyalBoyle78]

this is no joke, I'm stating to reall love this game more each day, I have played a lot of games now and they aren't fooling when they say signature style, I have seen so many pitching deliveriesn that it's crazy, and this was one thing that 2k did bad every year, now they really fixed this, I love wathing different pitchers pitch, I looks so smooth and real, nmow on to batting, the batting looks great too, I mean they added so much stuff for the batters thats it's a nice site to see, they have David Wrights swing and what he does after his swing and miss down to the tee. I think 2k did a great job on this for sure this year.

[Rob_NYY]

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They did a fantastic job with it. All of it done in one year. Imagine how many Signature Styles we will have next year and the year after!

[Blzer]

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this is no joke, I'm stating to reall love this game more each day, I have played a lot of games now and they aren't fooling when they say signature style, I have seen so many pitching deliveriesn that it's crazy, and this was one thing that 2k did bad every year, now they really fixed this, I love wathing different pitchers pitch, I looks so smooth and real, nmow on to batting, the batting looks great too, I mean they added so much stuff for the batters thats it's a nice site to see, they have David Wrights swing and what he does after his swing and miss down to the tee. I think 2k did a great job on this for sure this year.

Me too. When playing the game yesterday and watching all of the videos, I can tell that they made major strides in this department, and it's awesome to see.

However, I hope that they redo some stances that they canned from 2K6 and changed for 2K7 (like Giles, Matsui, Griffey, etc.), but I don't know if they will. They also took out some stances and gave them generic ones this year (Vizquel, Rolen, Edmonds, etc.), but I'm expecting that they didn't have time to put them in this year and they will next year. I didn't have time to check out menu options and edit players' stances to see what I could do to vary stances like I have the last four 2K video game iterations, but hopefully by the time I get one of these games I'll find my fix for the majority of the MLB players to look like themselves if they don't have everybody right.


But for the time that they had in making this game, no matter how many gripes I have with this game (and hopes for the future), I really have to applaud the amount of improvements that they made, and give this an early run for Most Improved Game of the Year.

[Scottdau]

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Me too. When playing the game yesterday and watching all of the videos, I can tell that they made major strides in this department, and it's awesome to see.

However, I hope that they redo some stances that they canned from 2K6 and changed for 2K7 (like Giles, Matsui, Griffey, etc.), but I don't know if they will. They also took out some stances and gave them generic ones this year (Vizquel, Rolen, Edmonds, etc.), but I'm expecting that they didn't have time to put them in this year and they will next year. I didn't have time to check out menu options and edit players' stances to see what I could do to vary stances like I have the last four 2K video game iterations, but hopefully by the time I get one of these games I'll find my fix for the majority of the MLB players to look like themselves if they don't have everybody right.


But for the time that they had in making this game, no matter how many gripes I have with this game (and hopes for the future), I really have to applaud the amount of improvements that they made, and give this an early run for Most Improved Game of the Year.

Blzer you are great, you always have a but or how after, after eveything you say. Can't you just say one thing positive without a negative! lol Totally agree I love this game and players seem so real. I was at the Giants game yesterday lol and they got Zito perfect. And the most of the batters.

[Blzer]

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Blzer you are great, you always have a but or how after, after eveything you say. Can't you just say one thing positive without a negative! lol Totally agree I love this game and players seem so real. I was at the Giants game yesterday lol and they got Zito perfect. And the most of the batters.

Well, I have to "butt" in (this isn't a "but) and say that they only have maybe one accurate stance, and that's Molina's. Aurilia, Vizquel, Winn, and Durham all have generic stances (yes, perhaps close to them... but not quite). Bonds and Feliz look like they have player-specific stances, yet they could most definitely be better.

Why do I always have a negative? Saying positives doesn't encourage a team to improve on these things. I don't want to settle for satisfactory... I want a better Griffey stance, a better Giambi stance, and a better Bonds stance. I'm not saying that I want it like I'm screaming like a baby and kicking until I get it, but it doesn't hurt to ask. If the fans were compliant and settled for what they were given, they'd never get anything better. I'll always add a negative, because I'm expressing my opinion. I'm not doing what should be "right" for the forum to praise what they're doing (though I have); I'm not going to speak half of the truth; and furthermore, I'm not going to just say positive things because of all of the things they have done for us. We still have a strike zone that goes to players' chins! There are more things that, well... I'm not necessarily complaining about with 2K7... that I'm suggesting to improve on for 2K8.



As for Signature Style, I expect them to continue with this. In interviews they continually stated that they didn't get in as many as they wanted, so that leads me to believe that they will do many more. That is optimism... that is positive. I hope they work on batter walk-ups, strides, and follow-throughs as well... not just stances. By 2K9, I expect everything that we dreamed of long ago with this game and much more in terms of expressing player individuality. Hopefully "Signature Style" includes player tendencies as well, meaning focusing more on Inside Edge statistics relying on what happens in the game (like Bonds shouldn't be hitting ground balls to third base like he did yesterday).

I am very happy with what they did. I'm just stating what they should continue doing. I mean, some stances got worse, and that was my only real negative there. I understand that they canned every stance, and I can accept the generic stances for now because they ran out of time... however if they don't go back and fix stances that were better on the old-gen systems, then that's actually a drawback rather than a move forward, and I hope that you understand that. They took time to downgrade, and that's never a good thing. That's really all what I was saying.



On the contrary, there are some near picture-perfect stances, and I'm really excited to see what other stances they can perfect.





EDIT: There we go... no "but"s.

[Scottdau]

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Well, I have to "butt" in (this isn't a "but) and say that they only have maybe one accurate stance, and that's Molina's. Aurilia, Vizquel, Winn, and Durham all have generic stances (yes, perhaps close to them... but not quite). Bonds and Feliz look like they have player-specific stances, yet they could most definitely be better.

Why do I always have a negative? Saying positives doesn't encourage a team to improve on these things. I don't want to settle for satisfactory... I want a better Griffey stance, a better Giambi stance, and a better Bonds stance. I'm not saying that I want it like I'm screaming like a baby and kicking until I get it, but it doesn't hurt to ask. If the fans were compliant and settled for what they were given, they'd never get anything better. I'll always add a negative, because I'm expressing my opinion. I'm not doing what should be "right" for the forum to praise what they're doing (though I have); I'm not going to speak half of the truth; and furthermore, I'm not going to just say positive things because of all of the things they have done for us. We still have a strike zone that goes to players' chins! There are more things that, well... I'm not necessarily complaining about with 2K7... that I'm suggesting to improve on for 2K8.



As for Signature Style, I expect them to continue with this. In interviews they continually stated that they didn't get in as many as they wanted, so that leads me to believe that they will do many more. That is optimism... that is positive. I hope they work on batter walk-ups, strides, and follow-throughs as well... not just stances. By 2K9, I expect everything that we dreamed of long ago with this game and much more in terms of expressing player individuality. Hopefully "Signature Style" includes player tendencies as well, meaning focusing more on Inside Edge statistics relying on what happens in the game (like Bonds shouldn't be hitting ground balls to third base like he did yesterday).

I am very happy with what they did. I'm just stating what they should continue doing. I mean, some stances got worse, and that was my only real negative there. I understand that they canned every stance, and I can accept the generic stances for now because they ran out of time... however if they don't go back and fix stances that were better on the old-gen systems, then that's actually a drawback rather than a move forward, and I hope that you understand that. They took time to downgrade, and that's never a good thing. That's really all what I was saying.



On the contrary, there are some near picture-perfect stances, and I'm really excited to see what other stances they can perfect.





EDIT: There we go... no "but"s.

Just remember it is video game and you can only do so much in a video game. lol

[Blzer]

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Just remember it is video game and you can only do so much in a video game. lol

I understand that. I just hope that you understand that some stances (like I said before... Giles, Griffey, Giambi, etc.) had better stances before the change. That's all I was really saying. I also said that they completely removed some stances and didn't replace them; I quickly reversed the negative by saying that there's a great chance they will be replaced within the next two years because of their promise (I trust their word... scary thought).

[Kearnzo]

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I too love the signature style in the game. It feels so real, especially on the pitchers side of the ball. Aside from the fantastic windups, pitchers pitch like they do in real life. For example, pitching with Brandon Webb or Derek Lowe produces a lot of ground ball outs.

Hitting wise, there are a lot of stances that are dead on, but a lot of players that have very unique stances in real life have half a**ed generic stances. The biggest one that comes to mind is Jim Edmonds. I LOVE his swing in real life, and how he only twists his front foot before he swings. However, he has an awful stance in the game, and there aren't any other stances that are even close to his. There are a lot of stances that are dead on though, which is fairly impressive. Hitting with guys like Pujols, Ortiz, etc. feels SO real, especially with the follow throughs.

Overall, 2K did a great job with the signature style. I can't wait to see the signature style in next years game, hopefully along with some updated stances and windups.

Also, they need to get a rid of the deathly slow generic pitching animations. I faced Zumaya the other day, and he had an incredibly slow, almost sidearm throwing motion. Hard seeing a 100 MPH fastball coming from such slow arm motion.

[Pared]

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Sig styles has brought this game to another level. I agree that it's probably one of, if not the best feature in this game. Can't wait to see it next year.

[tuch94]

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Yes, signature style has been the best part of the game....it gets better and better every year.

[jdros13]

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I've only been playing this game for about a week or so, but the signature styles are much deeper than I thought they would be...and not just stars.

Dave Bush on the Brewers, as an example, is someone I have watched quite a bit since I've known him since he was 10 or 11 and on my brother's Little League team. I was shocked when I first loaded up a game and put him on the mound and they had his pre-pitch mannerisms (always swipes the dirt off the rubber before stepping on) down to a tee. While he is a good, up and coming pitcher, he is by no means a star, and the majority of gamers wouldn't pick up on the fact that this is definitely part of his "signature style."

I actually immediately started another game with another pitcher just to see if that was perhaps a "canned" animation that they have everyone do...and it definitely is not. This is great attention to detail IMO.

Besides the signature styles, I think the 2K7 version is really fun (and this coming from a guy who hated 2K5 and ignored 2K6, leaving me without a baseball game last year). It looks like they are finally on the right track with this franchise, and I couldn't be happier.

[Shakedowncapo]

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I love how they nailed Ryan Howard to a science in his stance and mannerisms... Chase's 3/4 cut sleeves, everything. This is the one thing that dissapointed me about MLB 07(Ps2) and hope they fix in the PS3 version.